
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (07 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 11AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (07 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (07 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
163 | 154 | 157 | 154 | 150 | 160 | 160 | 123 | 106 | 78 | 74 | 69 | 50 | 49 | 49 | 59 | 119 | 151 | 176 | 193 | 338 | 227 | 275 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 12:22PM1.95m | 00:45AM1.83m | 1:18PM2.00m | 1:39AM1.89m | 2:10PM2.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:57AM0.16m | 6:36PM0.21m | 6:54AM0.10m | 7:31PM0.16m | 7:49AM0.05m | 8:23PM0.11m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
163 | 154 | 157 | 154 | 150 | 160 | 160 | 123 | 106 | 78 | 74 | 69 | 50 | 49 | 49 | 59 | 119 | 151 | 176 | 193 | 20 | 227 | 275 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 19 | S 8 | S 8 |
40 | 29 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 20 | 29 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | ESE 5 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | SW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
42 | 80 | 73 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 21 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 30 | 30 | 6 | 31 | 31 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 8 | NNE 4 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | ENE 9 | NNE 5 | N 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 8 | 42 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 338 | 32 | 28 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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